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Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma

Iowa rates for HCPCS 44402

This is an endoscopic procedure performed through an existing surgical opening in the abdominal wall to place a stent within the colon, helping keep a narrowed or blocked section open. It is used when access through the existing opening allows the area to be reached and treated. Patients who already have this surgical opening from a prior procedure can have this part of their colon treated through that opening.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stent Placement In The Colon Via A Stoma cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$407 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$724 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $513 to $11,482Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $282 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$11,220.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$794.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$562

AK $1,047FL $245

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.